Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

The Effects of Size and Type of Vocal Fold Polyp on Some Acoustic Voice Parameters

Document Type : Original Article(s)

Authors

Elaheh Akbari 1
Sadegh Seifpanahi 2
Ali Ghorbani 1
Farzad Izadi 3
Farhad Torabinezhad 1

1 Department of Speech and Language Pathology, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Speech and Language Pathology, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

3 ENT-Head and Neck Research Center, Hazrat Rasoul AKram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30476/ijms.2018.40523
Abstract
Background: Vocal abuse and misuse would result in vocal fold polyp. Certain features define the extent of vocal folds polyp effects on voice acoustic parameters. The present study aimed to define the effects of polyp size on acoustic voice parameters, and compare these parameters in hemorrhagic and non-hemorrhagic polyps.Methods: In the present retrospective study, 28 individuals with hemorrhagic or non-hemorrhagic polyps of the true vocal folds were recruited to investigate acoustic voice parameters of vowel/ æ/ computed by the Praat software. The data were analyzed using the SPSS software, version 17.0. According to the type and size of polyps, mean acoustic differences and correlations were analyzed by the statistical t test and Pearson correlation test, respectively; with significance level below 0.05. Results: The results indicated that jitter and the harmonics-to-noise ratio had a significant positive and negative correlation with the polyp size (P=0.01), respectively. In addition, both mentioned parameters were significantly different between the two types of the investigated polyps.Conclusion: Both the type and size of polyps have effects on acoustic voice characteristics. In the present study, a novel method to measure polyp size was introduced. Further confirmation of this method as a tool to compare polyp sizes requires additional investigations.

Keywords

Vocal cords
Polyps
Acoustics
Voice disorders
Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 43, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
92
March 2018
Pages 158-163


  • Received 05 February 2017
  • Revised 16 March 2020
  • Accepted 24 December 2018

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